Flacco has twice as many playoff wins as peers Drew Brees, Aaron Rodgers and Ben Roethlisberger.
In a separate murder case that has yet to come to trial, Hernandez was charged last year in Boston with killing two men in 2012 after someone spilled a drink on him at a nightclub.
Once Goodell reaches a decision, the league must craft the wording precisely so it would withstand legal scrutiny if Brady decides to challenge it in court.
Left guard Mike Iupati, a major free-agent acquisition in the offseason, has been out since tearing the meniscus in his left knee in training camp but might be Cheap Hockey Jerseys China back to face his former 49ers teammates.
Those rookies have now developed into contributing players this season.